Beneath That White Robe, So-Called Geniuses Pale into Insignificance

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Dean Luo, this is where our academy's core disciples train."

Yu Tianheng and the others had been discussing their young dean when they heard Education Committee Member Bai Baoshan's voice from not far away.

Everyone turned to look.

They saw the three Education Committee members approaching with two young men.

One had refined features and was fairly handsome, with a gentle smile at the corners of his lips that gave off a spring-breeze warmth.

The other was far more strikingly handsome.

His exquisite features were flawless, and beneath the indifference in his cold eyes lurked a killing intent that sent chills down one's spine.

It was the gaze only someone tempered by thousands upon thousands of blood-soaked battles could possess.

The refined man was handsome, but the white-haired youth was breathtaking.

Even Ye Lingling, the most aloof member of the Imperial Dou Team, had a flash of amazement flicker through the eyes not hidden behind her black veil.

His Highness the Crown Prince, Dean Luo?

Bai Baoshan's forms of address had already made their identities obvious.

They were the current Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, and Luo Li, the new dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy whom they had just been discussing!

After Luo Li agreed to serve as dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Renxue had invited him here to familiarize himself with the academy.

After all, Luo Li was not an ordinary academy-trained Soul Master.

Though he came from the Luo Family, one of the Seven Great Soul Master Families, he had never studied at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

While others were studying at Soul Master Academies, Luo Li had already been fighting and killing on the battlefield.

Naturally, after receiving word of Luo Li's appointment, Bai Baoshan and the other two Education Committee members were responsible for showing him around the academy.

"Tianheng, you're training here?"

Seeing Yu Tianheng and the others in the field, Bai Baoshan introduced them in passing.

"This is the current Crown Prince, His Highness Xue Qinghe."

"This is the new dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, His Majesty King Frost Extreme."

Bai Baoshan respectfully introduced Luo Li and Qian Renxue.

"Greetings, Dean. Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The Imperial Dou Team bowed slightly to Luo Li.

Looking at that face, which was about the same age as theirs, they all felt somewhat strange.

They had already known about it, but standing face-to-face with a peer their own age and offering the respect due a teacher still felt rather odd.

Of course, they did not think Luo Li was unworthy of the dean's position because of his age.

Though he was their age, his strength certainly was not!

A Soul Douluo's cultivation was more than enough to qualify him as dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Mm." Luo Li gave a slight nod in response.

It was not that he was arrogant. Though Yu Tianheng and the others were about his age, in Luo Li's eyes, they truly seemed like children who did not know any better.

This was one of the major differences between academy-trained Soul Masters and Soul Masters like Luo Li, who had grown through countless life-and-death battles.

It had nothing to do with strength. In terms of temperament and mental maturity, these academy-trained Soul Masters who lived in greenhouses could not compare to him.

Qin Ming, the instructor who had been observing Yu Tianheng and the others train from the side, hurried over to greet them when he saw this.

"This is Instructor Qin Ming, the youngest Heaven Dou-level teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"This is Yu Tianheng, the genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. This is..."

Bai Baoshan also introduced Qin Ming and the members of the Imperial Dou Team to Luo Li and the others.

"They are all the most outstanding geniuses of our academy, and the members initially selected to represent the academy in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

Luo Li nodded slightly.

In fact, Bai Baoshan did not need to introduce them. Luo Li already roughly knew their backgrounds.

Leaving aside his knowledge of the original story, he had met some of them before.

For example...

"We meet again." Luo Li looked at Yu Tianheng and spoke calmly.

The two had known each other before.

Because of the relationship between the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Luo Family, Yu Tianheng had visited the Luo Family in his youth and met Luo Li.

The two had even sparred.

At the time, they had both only been one-ring Soul Masters, and the gap between them had not been too great.

Though Yu Tianheng had ultimately suffered a crushing defeat, he had not been discouraged. He believed that one day, he would reclaim his dignity.

But...

Now that he had seen Luo Li again, Yu Tianheng had completely lost any desire to compete.

The gap between him and Luo Li had not narrowed with time. Instead, it had widened further and further, becoming an insurmountable chasm.

He was not even qualified to see Luo Li's back!

His complicated emotions ultimately left Yu Tianheng with nothing but a bitter smile.

"It's been a long time."

Yu Tianheng unconsciously lowered his head. The proud Twin Star of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon now did not even have the courage to look directly at the person before him.

Luo Li took in his reaction.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Could this guy have been so discouraged by me that he'd lost his fighting spirit?

Luo Li had never intended that.

Though he had fought Yu Tianheng before, it had only been an ordinary sparring match. There had been no conflict between them.

Luo Li did not wish for Yu Tianheng's resolve to shatter because of him, leaving him unable to recover.

However, Yu Tianheng was, after all, one of the Twin Stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His temperament was not so fragile.

He was merely proud by nature and, when faced with Luo Li, who had left him so far behind, did not know how to face him for the moment.

Qian Renxue merely nodded slightly as well.

In the past, with her appreciation for talent, she might have felt inclined to recruit him.

But now, all of Qian Renxue's thoughts were focused on Luo Li.

All she wanted now was to conquer Luo Li and make him hers.

As for the other so-called geniuses...

Beneath Luo Li's radiance, they appeared so dim and insignificant.

Under the bright moon, the glow of fireflies was so faint that it was difficult to spare it a second thought.

Without lingering on Yu Tianheng for long, Luo Li shifted his gaze to the Education Committee members.

"I already have a general understanding of the situation. Please continue handling the academy's other affairs as usual, the three of you."

"The three of you have no objections, right?"

"None, of course not!" Bai Baoshan and the other two hurriedly shook their heads.

What objections could they have?

When they heard that Xue Ye had appointed King Frost Extreme Luo Li as the dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Bai Baoshan and the others had actually been quite worried.

A new official always starts with three fires. They did not know whether Luo Li would make too many changes to the academy.

Bai Baoshan and the other two had devoted their entire lives to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so naturally, they did not want anything to go wrong here.

Now that they heard Luo Li had no intention of interfering too deeply in the academy's affairs, Bai Baoshan and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, they had no objections.

As for Luo Li himself...

He felt that being a hands-off manager was not ideal either, so...

Luo Li looked at the members of the Imperial Dou Team and said calmly:

"As for me, I'll be responsible for their training from now on."